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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Maria's Lovers
1984
**
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Robert Mitchum, Keith Carradine, Anita Morris, Vincent Spano

Maria is irresistible to men, young or old, but her heart belongs to Ivan. Ivan, however, is a traumatised WW2 veteran who cannot make love to her. This overblown and overacted romantic drama is full of grand emotions, but none of it transcends the screen. For the story to work we must want them to be happy together, but we're never given any reason to do that. We do feel sorry for Maria, though, mostly because she chose to marry Ivan.